Electric table stove



Sept. 24, E935. G. 5TE|NGRUBR 2,015,295

ELECTRIC TABLE sTovE Filed June 2, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l @www Sept 24, 1935' G. STEINGRUBER ELECTRIC TABLE S'1` 'O\E Filed June 2, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 a? 65%, Goya/W, w/ mi@ Patented Sept. 24, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to electric stoves and more particularly to an electric cook stove attachment for tables and the like. p

The general object of the invention is to provide an electric cook stove so constructed that it may be'mounted upon the sliding drawer of a table or cabinet so that lthe drawer may be closed and the stove thus concealed when not in use, and also so constructed that it may be lifted l0 from the drawer and set upon the table top or the like.

More specifically, the invention seeks to provide a stove of this character having a single electrical connection for supplying it with current in both of its operative positions, and to produce an efficient and attractive article of this character at a comparatively low cost.

In order that the invention may be readily understood, reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this speciilcation, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a table having a drawer in open position and showing my improved stove mounted thereon;

Figure 2 is a similar View showing the drawer closed and illustrating the stove as resting on the table top;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary plan view on an enlarged scale, showing the drawer and stove and 8@ electrical connections for the latter, parts being in section;

Figure 4 is a transverse vertical section substantially on the line 4-4 of Figure 3; and

Figure 5 is a fragmentary vertical section on $5 the line 5--5 of Figure S.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the numeral I designates a kitchen table or the like of any desired construction having one or more sliding drawers. As illustrated, the table is provided with two drawers 2 and 3, slidably supported on guides 2b and having the usual pull knobs 4.

My improved electric stove is adapted to t on and be supported by one of these drawers such 5 as 2, the front panel of this drawer being illustrated as provided with a pair of circular openings 5 disposed one at each side of the center. These openings are for the purpose of receiving 5G the snap switches which control the flow of current to the stove, as hereinafter described.

The stove itself comprises a top 6 preferably formed of sheet metal, in which top may be secured one or more heating units or hot plates.

Two such plates designated I and 8 are illus- (Cl. 21S-37) tratedin the drawing, one being larger ihan the other.

Each end of the top 6 is turned down to provide a iiange 9 as clearly shown in the drawing,

this ilange serving to engage the outer faces of 5 the side members 2 of the drawer when the stove is placed in position on the same. The front and rear edges of the stove top 6 are likewise preferably bent over to form anges II, in order to stiilen the top and provide a finish. 10 The ends of these anges II are cut away to provide notches Ill adapted to receive and fit over the edge of the side member of the drawer.

Secured along the front edge of the stove top 6 ,Tust inside of the flange II is a relatively deep 15 vertically disposed member or depending flange I2, and secured to the rear edge of the stove top 6 is a central depending bracket I3.

0n the inside of this bracket I3 is mounted an electric socket or receptacle I4, and on the 20 front of the flange I2 are mounted a pair of snap switches I5, preferably of the usual circular form.

Electrical conductors extend from the socket Il to the heating units 1 and 8 and to the two 25 switches I5, the connections being such that either of the heating units may be energized independently of the other by operatingthe corresponding switch.

VAdapted to connect with the socket I4 is a 30 plug I8 attached to the end of a exible conductor or cord I'I which, as shown in Figure 3, comprises a slack portion loosely coiled or folded and lying in the rear portion of the drawer 2. This conductor cord extends through an insulat- 35 ing bushing I9 set in the side member 2a of the drawer and is connected at its other end to a socket or receptacle -2l) permanently secured to the inner face of the side wall or panel Ia of the table. It will be understood that the coni0 ductor I1 is free to slide through the bushing I9, as the drawer is opened and shut, so as to prevent binding.

Current is preferably supplied to the stove by means of a flexible cord 2| extending from any 45 suitable source and carrying at its end a plug 22 adapted to be inserted in the socket 20, as clearly shown in the drawing.

It will now be understood that the under side of the stove top 6 is adapted to rest on the upper 50 edges of the side members 2a of the drawer with the flanges 9 overlapping such side members, and with the snap switches I5 extending through the openings 5 in the front panel of the drawer, as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 4. When thus 55 supported by the drawer, the lower edges of the nange I2 and bracket Il are preferably spaced slightly from the bottom of the drawer, as illustrated in Figure 4. When the stove is thus supported by the drawer and the drawer is in open position, as shown in Figure 1, either or both of the heating units may be utilized by turning on the respective switches Il. When it is no longer desired to use the stove, the switches are turned oil' and the drawer pushed in to closed position, thus entirely concealing the stove.

If, for any reason, such, for example, as because of the extra height ail'orded, it is desired to set the stove on the table top I or other at surface, it is simply necessary to lift it from the drawer and place it upon the table, as shown in Figure 2, no fastening devices whatever being employed, the stove being held in position in the drawer, entirely by its own weight and by the engagement of the anges 9 and switches Il with the drawer. When the stove is placed upon the table or other support, as shown in Figure 2, it rests upon the lower edges of the flange l2 and bracket Il, and the conductor cord I1 is simply drawn out of the drawer to the required extent, the slack portion within the drawer permitting this.

It will thus be seen that I have provided an eilicient and attractive stove of exceptionally simple construction which can be supported either on a drawer or on the top of a table or other piece of furniture, without changing the electrical connections and without the necessity of releasing any fastening devices, and it is thought that the many advantages of my improved arrangement will be readily appreciated without further discussion.

What I claim is:

1. The combination with a drawer having vertical sides, of an electric stove having a top adapted to rest on the upper edges of said sides, said top having nanges engaging over the sides of said drawer, whereby it is held against lateral displacement.

2. The combination with a drawer having front and side walls, of an electric stove removably sulfported by said drawer, the front wall of said drawer having an opening, an electric switch carried by said stove and constructed to project through said opening, and said stove having means adapted to engage the side walls of said drawer whereby the stove is held in position.

GEORGE STEINGRUBER. 

